Multiple Motorcycle World Champion, Jorge MartÃnez, is one of the most successful competitors in motorcycle racing history. His nickname ‘Aspar’, is derived from a Spanish link with the shoe making industry, as his father worked as a cobbler (“aspardanyer” in the Valencian language) . He entered his first Grand Prix in 1982, and went on to claim a total of four World Championships in both the 80cc and the 125cc categories.
This year St. Joseph, the patron saint of carpentry, will be celebrated in true style! From 15th to 19th March, Valencia will become alive with Fallas celebrations.
The mild weather and good facilities make Spain a favourite among the leading teams preparing for the new season. Circuits like those of Jerez, Barcelona and Valencia feature particularly prominently, enticing the elite of motor racing away from the drawing board and factory workshops and on to the track.
It is here that new theories and designs are tested, and the teams’ responses to a whole new set of technical rules and specifications are put through their paces. The racing teams that commit their precious new creations – on which they have been working feverishly through the winter – to the open track, will soon get an indication of just how well they have done in preparing their cars for combat.
This Valentine’s Day why not choose Rome – The Eternal City, staying somewhere romantic and luxurious but with a difference. Explore the city with its architectural splendour and historic attractions.
The Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, offers the ultimate in sensual romanticism. This classic venue, complete with its own private art collection and Grand Spa, is situated in Rome’s most prestigious area and its Valentine’s package offers the ultimate romantic and luxurious experience coupled with a chance to revitalise, rejuvenate and relax. The package includes exclusive Valentine’s day cuisine at the L’Uliveto Restaurant and treatments in the Grand Spa, where you can relax and be pampered. Also included is a visit to the Ponte Milvio, including an opportunity to participate in a popular modern ritual. Valentine’s Day Breaks – It’s not all about going to Paris
The fact that it is winter hasn’t had any noticeable effect on Jávea’s cultural programme. February’s schedule looks as though it will be as busy as ever, with plenty for residents to enjoy.
On Sunday February 5th and Monday February 6th the Sete Segell Film Club will show the 2011 film, The Power of Women, a collaboration between Belgian, Italian and French investors. Sunday February 12th and Monday 13th features the American film, Drive, while Sunday 19th and Monday 20th is devoted to Le Havre, a French film first released in 2011. February’s final showings will be screened on Sunday 26th and Monday 27th with the 2011 German film, Almanya-Wilkommen in Deutschland, which focuses on the experience of Turkish immigrants in the 1960s.
How do you create interest in a subject that, at first appearance, might seem a little dry and dusty? Well, one sure-fire way to do it is to position it at the heart of a Hollywood blockbuster that is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Harrison Ford!
Ever since the Indiana Jones franchise hit the cinemas, the previously sedate academic subject of archaeology has undergone a renaissance, with students signing up in the hope of covering themselves with a little bit of that Indy stardust.
Now an interactive exhibition at the PrÃncipe Felipe Science Museum in Valencia’s famous City of Arts and Sciences has gathered together an impressive collection of material from the Indiana Jones movies in order to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of this highly successful franchise.
Hong Kong was the focus of Asian real estate in November as sector decision makers and professionals from the region – and across the world – converged on the city during the MIPIM Asia convention. Rimontgó was represented by both its principals, José and Antonio Ribes Bas, an indication of how important this region is becoming in the international luxury property market.
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